To replace battery
Replace the battery when ‘L’ appears on the
display.
1. Unplug the telephone line from the wall
jack.
2. Follow step 1 to 3 in the “To install battery
section.
3. Plug the telephone line back into the wall
jack.
Connecting the Telephone Line
1. Plug the telephone line cord from the
FA972 into the wall jack.
2. Plug your phone’s line cord (not supplied)
into the PHONE JACK.
Connecting AC Power
Use only the provided FA972 AC Adaptor
1. Plug AC adaptor into the power jack
in your unit.
2. Plug AC adaptor into a standard 120 volt
wall outlet. Do not attach (staple, etc.) the
AC adaptor cord to the building wall.
The display lights and numbers ‘0’ to ‘5’ appear
sequentially on the display. A long beep sounds
and ‘0’ appears. If you did not install a backup
battery, ‘L’ and ‘0’ alternately appear.
Note: The system cannot operate without AC
power.
Turning the System On/Off
To turn the system on, press
ANSWER ON/
OFF
once. The total number of recorded
messages in two mailboxes appears on the
display. The system is now set to answer calls.
To turn the system off, press
ANSWER ON/
OFF
once. ‘–’ appears on the display.
Adjusting the Volume
Press VOL. to increase the volume, or VOL.
to decrease the volume. The system beeps
when you press either volume button. When
the maximum volume is reached, the system
beeps three times.
Setting the Day and Time
You must set the day and time before the
system will start to record the day/time voice
stamp on each incoming message. The day/
time voice stamp automatically defaults to
Monday, 12:00 AM, when you connect the
system to power. The date and time do not
advance until you set the correct day and time.
1. Turn on the system.
2. Hold down
/ TIME SET
for about two
seconds, then release it. The system
announces “Monday”.
3. Repeatedly press
/ TIME SET
until you
hear the correct day.
4. Press
/ TIME CHECK
. The system
announces “twelve”.
5. Repeatedly press
/ TIME SET
until you
hear the correct hour.
6. Press
/ TIME CHECK
. The system
announces “0”.
7. Repeatedly press
/ TIME SET
until you
hear the correct minute.
8. Press
/ TIME CHECK.
The system
announces “AM”.
9. Press
/ TIME SET
to select “PM”.
10. Press
/ TIME CHECK
to confirm the
setting. The system announces the current
day of the week and the time.
11. To hear the current day and time, press
/ TIME CHECK
.
Notes:
•
During the day/time setting, the display will
turn off.
•
If there is a delay of 20 seconds between
any of the steps, the system exits day/time
setup mode. When you have set the AM/
PM and then wait for 20 seconds, the unit
will automatically announce the current day
of the week and the time, and exits day/
time setup mode.
•
If you have not set the day and time and
you press
/ TIME CHECK
, the system
announces “Time is not set”.
•
You must reset the clock after replacing the
battery.
Setting the Number of Rings
Slide the ring select switch to
2
or
6
to select
the number of rings you hear before the system
answers. Slide to
TS
(Toll Saver) to avoid
unnecessary charges when calling long
distance to check your messages. If there are
new messages, the system answers after two
rings. Otherwise, the system answers after six
rings. If you hear more than two rings, you know
you can hang up because there are no new
messages.
Recording the Outgoing Message (OGM)
There are approximately 13 minutes of total
recording time shared by your outgoing
message and incoming messages. You can use
the system’s prerecorded outgoing message,
“Hello, please leave your message after the
beep”, or record your own.
1. Hold down
GREETING
until ‘0’ appears on
the display and the system beeps. Speak
clearly towards the top of the unit. The
display will count from ‘0’ to ‘9’ until the
recording has stopped.
2. Release
GREETING
when you are
finished. The system automatically plays
back your recorded message. During
playback, “A” will appear on the display.
Note:
The FA972 has two personalized
mailboxes. You have an option to have callers
leave messages in either of the two mailboxes.
If you want the caller to leave a message in a
particular mailbox, your greeting should instruct
the callers to press either the “1*” or “2*” button
before their message recording. If the caller
doesn’t press a key, presses a key other than
“1*” or “2*”, or waits longer than 4 seconds
before pressing a key, the caller’s message will
be automatically recorded in Mailbox 1.
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